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  • Live Commentary

    Time:120'
    • Midtjylland
    • Manchester City
    • 4-2 IT'S IN!! Corluka's penalty completes the comeback for Manchester City, and Mark Hughes's side have booked their place into the UEFA Cup draw!
    • 3-2 Vedran Corluka steps up. If he scores then City are through...
    • 3-2 Afriyie for the Danes... SAVED BY HART AGAIN! A good height for him, but he guessed the rigth way!
    • 3-2 Didi Hamann now... he jinks and then hits the top corner! Look at his passport, he was always going to score!
    • 2-2 Borring now to give Midtjylland the lead... BRILLIANT SAVE BY HART!! All square again!
    • 2-2 Young Michael Johnson steps up for City... SAVED BY HEINZE!!!!
    • 2-2 Poulsen now... Struck well into the sidenetting!" Hart almost got there though.
    • 2-1 Martin Petrov now for City... Calmly rolled into the bottom corner!
    • 1-1 Winston Reid for Midtjylland... Blasted right down the middle and in!
    • 1-0 Ched Evans steps up for City's first penalty... Nonchaltnly stroked into the top right-hand corner!
    • 120' The final whistle has gone! We've got a penalty shootout coming up in just a few moments!
    • 120' Didi Hamann's shanked volley into the crowd looks to be the blast chance of the match as we head for penalties.
    • 117' Borring does well the make the yard of space and curls in for KRISTENSEN TO VOLLEY... Tipped over the bar by Hart! in truth it was quite a routine save, but Kristensen's volley on the turn was a good one.
    • 111' City have Midtjylland camped in their area at the moment, and Michael Johnson smashes a loose ball on the half-volley wide from the edge of the box.
    • 107' The cross from Midtjylland's rigth is only half-cleared and it falls for FLORESCU... This time he strikes a solid shot, and Hart has to get down and hold firm.
    • 106' The second period is underway! Every kick will be loaded with tension from now on.
    • 105' The first period of extra time comes to a close, and the teams will switch ends and then we're off again! We're 15 minutes away from penalties, but City could well nick this before then, the way they are playing now.
    • 103' Hamann finds Sturridge in space on the right again and he digs out a SHOT... OFF THE BAR!!! The effort surprised everyone! it's hard to believe this is the same City side from the first 90 minutes. or the same Midtjylland for that matter.
    • 102' City break and it's four on three! Sturridge is fed on the right but he slips at the crucial moment.
    • 100' As the clock ticks over into the 100s, Baba Collins is down receiving treatment, seemingly for cramp.
    • 97' Now STURRIDGE IS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE... Offisde! City fans are celebrating, but now they've heard the whistle.
    • 96' Michael Johnson finds himself clean through but he shoots STRAIGHT AT HEINZE! The rebound is crossed back in for IRELAND... Headed wide! That should have been curtains, Heinze was already on the deck when Johnson shot.
    • 94' Poulsen goes into the book for a foul. He gives a despairing look at the referee that perfectly encapsulates how his team-mates must be feeling.
    • 92' Both sides have made all three of their changes now, so these will be the 22 that will contest a penalty shootout should neither side score again.
    • 91' So, extra time it is then! City kick off. I bet they didn;t think that was going to happen 10 minutes ago!
    • 90+3' That's the end of normal time and against the odds, Manchester City are still in the UEFA Cup! You have to feel sorry for Midtjylland, they have been the better side across both legs, but how often does it turn out this way? Extra time, and possibly penalties, coming right up!
    • 90+2' City have a corner after Petrov's cross is blocked, but Heinze will catch it.
    • 90+1' Now City have a boost, and Petrov switches a lovely ball across to Evans who shoots from way out... wasted effort.
    • 90' GOAL!!! Can you believe it?! Man City have equalised, and it's a Danny Califf own goal! Ball's cross was flicked off a City players head and hits the American defender full in the face before rolling into the back of the net!!!
    • 88' Moments after completely airkicking a good cross, Danny Olsen - scorer of the fgoal in the first leg - is subbed off for veteran Frank Kristensen.
    • 84' The ball falls for Ched Evans to SHOOT ON THE TURN... His decent half-volley bounces wide of the mark.
    • 82' Borring bursts down the left again and his lifted cross finds BABA COLLINS ON HIS OWN... He volleys over the bar with his knee! City have used up most of their nine lives now, Babatunde has got in behind them three times now!
    • 80' Jo is taken off by Mark Hughes with 10 minutes to go, and promising young Welsh striker Ched Evans has that time to make himself a City hero.
    • 79' Baba Collins is through again and SHOOTS... Slashed wide of the goal!
    • 76' Considering some of the things that this referee has let slide in this game, Richards's booking for outmuscling Florescu off the ball is a soft one.
    • 73' Borring's through ball finds a way in and Babatunde is away! He had pace but he just can't get to the ball before Hart, who slid out to collect it! Midtjylland look the most likely to score at the moment.
    • 70' Midtjylland have a corenr. Olsen swings it in and Babatunde steps back and is free to HEAD IT... Just wide! Joe Hart was rooted to the spot! Should have been a goal!
    • 67' Nworuh's match is over after all his good work up front. He is replaced by the equally athletic but slightly taller Baba Collins.
    • 66' The ball is hoisted forward by Midtjylland and it falls for THYGESEN... Joe Hart does brilliantly to come off his line and block the attempted lob with his chest on the edge of the box!
    • 60' And now Midtjylland break forward and Poulsen's fired ball is blocked by Richards! It's all happening now!
    • 59' Ireland drives a low cross in for Sturridge that has to be cleared by Salami!
    • 58' Now that second change is made, and it's Tal Ben Haim now! What's going on there then?
    • 56' Mark Hughes tries to make a double switch of Sturridge and Hamann for Elano and Richards. He only manages to make half of that though, as Richards first pretends not to notice and then looks confused!
    • 55' Midtjylland's free-kick is curled in and it's laid up for THYGESEN... Another mis-hit effort that rolls to Hart.
    • 51' Nworuh fouls Elano and the Brazilian shoves him out of the way in order to take free-kick quickly! The two square up to each other and Elano goes for him with his head! The referee has been very liberal in this match, and Elano escapes with a yellow.
    • 48' A City corner comes across and Richards's header rebounds and runs loose for PETROV... A Midtjylland player dives in fornt of the Bulgarian to block the shot! Heroic stuff!
    • 46' A couple of cable-ties slapped on and the second half is ready to go. City MUST score in the 45 minutes if they are to keep their European hopes alive!
    • HT The players are all out on the pitch ready to go for the second half, but we're just waiting while the ground staff repair a hole in one of the nets!
    • 45' Half time blown here in Denmark, and City haven't really staked their claim for a place in the UEFA Cup group stage as yet. Micah Richards has been immense in his new holding midfield role, but has been found wanting with the ball at his feet. Stay tuned for the second half!
    • 44' Nice build-up play by City, the first time they've really done so. Johnson flicks the ball out for PETROV TO FIRE A LOW BALL IN... Heinze has to get down and hold onto the ball with Jo following up!
    • 42' Nworuh tracks back well and flies in at Petrov who has the ball.. it was always going to be a foul! Nothing nasty, just a bit clumsy. Again no card.
    • 41' Great football by Midtjylland! Florescu and Olsen combine with a nice one-two trinagle down the right and Olsen fires a cross in but nobody's there to get on the end of it!
    • 37' Florescu puts in a nasty looking tackle in Richards, the England defender's left ankle to be precise! The referee has let a few go here, and is yet to get his cards out.
    • 33' City have men forward and Corluka sends in a good cross that's headed away by Reid. Right away the home side play their way out of trouble very well indeed. This lot put some Premier League sides to shame in terms of their play. At least until they get in front of goal anyway.
    • 30' Midtjylland have a corner. Big head away by Dunne and it drops for FLORESCU TO VOLLEY... Oh dear. Let's just say that Joe Hart didn't have to move for that effort!
    • 28' Borring breaks forward down the left. He's held up well by Dunne but he spins and gets the cross in for SALAMI... Great covering tackle by Ball! City were in real trouble then!
    • 27' Elano wins a free-kick on the left corner of the area. The big men go forward. Elano elects the STRIKE... Over the bar. City heads drop as Dunne and Richards head back.
    • 25' Florescu and Elano have tame efforts on goal, with the former firing well wide from distance before the Brazilian created space in the box but sent a weak effort right at the keeper.
    • 21' City are being forced to feed off of scraps at the moment, as Midtjylland are proving frustratingly adept at keeping the ball. It's been Micah Richards, playing in an unfamiliar central midfield role, who has been breaking up attacks and winning the ball the most thus far.
    • 17' Nworuh rather shrewdly wins a free-kick in midfield and the home side pile men forward. Poulsen floats the ball in but headed away for a throw. City again clear the initial danger but Midtjylland still have it.
    • 15' A quarter of an hour gone, then, and any thoughts that the first leg was just a horrendous blip for City can be dashed. Midtjylland have looked a strong and technical side again, and an embarrassing early exit from Europe is a distinct possibility for City tonight.
    • 11' Petrov whips in a wickedly curling cross for Jo at the far post, but it skids up off the surface and away from the Brazilian. The former CSKA Moscow man has looked lively so far, following his return from the Olympics.
    • 8' Nworuh flicks the long ball on with a header and Salami latches on to SHOOT... Good save Hart! The young keeper got down low to parry the shot!
    • 7' City have a corner. It's headed out by Califf only as far as IRELAND... Stephen Ireland stretches to scoop a volley over the bar!
    • 5' A nice open start to the game here in front of the 9,000-strong crowd. Nworuh hits the deck after trying to challenge Dunne, but the referee is mart enough to know that it was a fair barge.
    • 3' As if cued in by the referee's whistle, the rain has started chucking down in Denmark, so we can expect a fast pitch and plenty of mistakes!
    • 1' Welcome to Midtjylland v Manchester City in the UEFA Cup qualifiers! city are a goal down following that defeat in Manchester. They have Micah Richards back in defence and striker Jo makes his debut. The action is underway!

  • Summary

    • 4-2 IT'S IN!! Corluka's penalty completes the comeback for Manchester City, and Mark Hughes's side have booked their place into the UEFA Cup draw!
    • 3-2 Afriyie for the Danes... SAVED BY HART AGAIN! A good height for him, but he guessed the rigth way!
    • 3-2 Didi Hamann now... he jinks and then hits the top corner! Look at his passport, he was always going to score!
    • 2-2 Borring now to give Midtjylland the lead... BRILLIANT SAVE BY HART!! All square again!
    • 2-2 Young Michael Johnson steps up for City... SAVED BY HEINZE!!!!
    • 2-2 Poulsen now... Struck well into the sidenetting!" Hart almost got there though.
    • 2-1 Martin Petrov now for City... Calmly rolled into the bottom corner!
    • 1-1 Winston Reid for Midtjylland... Blasted right down the middle and in!
    • 1-0 Ched Evans steps up for City's first penalty... Nonchaltnly stroked into the top right-hand corner!
    • 117' Borring does well the make the yard of space and curls in for KRISTENSEN TO VOLLEY... Tipped over the bar by Hart! in truth it was quite a routine save, but Kristensen's volley on the turn was a good one.
    • 107' The cross from Midtjylland's rigth is only half-cleared and it falls for FLORESCU... This time he strikes a solid shot, and Hart has to get down and hold firm.
    • 103' Hamann finds Sturridge in space on the right again and he digs out a SHOT... OFF THE BAR!!! The effort surprised everyone! it's hard to believe this is the same City side from the first 90 minutes. or the same Midtjylland for that matter.
    • 96' Michael Johnson finds himself clean through but he shoots STRAIGHT AT HEINZE! The rebound is crossed back in for IRELAND... Headed wide! That should have been curtains, Heinze was already on the deck when Johnson shot.
    • 90' GOAL!!! Can you believe it?! Man City have equalised, and it's a Danny Califf own goal! Ball's cross was flicked off a City players head and hits the American defender full in the face before rolling into the back of the net!!!
    • 84' The ball falls for Ched Evans to SHOOT ON THE TURN... His decent half-volley bounces wide of the mark.
    • 82' Borring bursts down the left again and his lifted cross finds BABA COLLINS ON HIS OWN... He volleys over the bar with his knee! City have used up most of their nine lives now, Babatunde has got in behind them three times now!
    • 79' Baba Collins is through again and SHOOTS... Slashed wide of the goal!
    • 70' Midtjylland have a corenr. Olsen swings it in and Babatunde steps back and is free to HEAD IT... Just wide! Joe Hart was rooted to the spot! Should have been a goal!
    • 66' The ball is hoisted forward by Midtjylland and it falls for THYGESEN... Joe Hart does brilliantly to come off his line and block the attempted lob with his chest on the edge of the box!
    • 60' And now Midtjylland break forward and Poulsen's fired ball is blocked by Richards! It's all happening now!
    • 59' Ireland drives a low cross in for Sturridge that has to be cleared by Salami!
    • 48' A City corner comes across and Richards's header rebounds and runs loose for PETROV... A Midtjylland player dives in fornt of the Bulgarian to block the shot! Heroic stuff!
    • 44' Nice build-up play by City, the first time they've really done so. Johnson flicks the ball out for PETROV TO FIRE A LOW BALL IN... Heinze has to get down and hold onto the ball with Jo following up!
    • 41' Great football by Midtjylland! Florescu and Olsen combine with a nice one-two trinagle down the right and Olsen fires a cross in but nobody's there to get on the end of it!
    • 28' Borring breaks forward down the left. He's held up well by Dunne but he spins and gets the cross in for SALAMI... Great covering tackle by Ball! City were in real trouble then!
    • 8' Nworuh flicks the long ball on with a header and Salami latches on to SHOOT... Good save Hart! The young keeper got down low to parry the shot!
    • 7' City have a corner. It's headed out by Califf only as far as IRELAND... Stephen Ireland stretches to scoop a volley over the bar!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Robert Malek

  • Midtjylland

    Starting line-up

    • L. Heinze
    • K. Afriyie
    • D. Califf Own Goal
    • W. Reld
    • C. Poulsen Yellow Card
    • D. Olsen Substitution Out (88′)
    • G. Florescu
    • M. Thygesen Substitution Out (77′)
    • J. Borring
    • .. Salami
    • .. Nworuh Substitution Out (66′)

    Subs

    • K. Ipsa
    • F. Kristensen Substitution In88′
    • .. Christensen
    • B. Babatunde Substitution In66′
    • M. Raska
    • K. Madsen Substitution In77′
    • .. Flinta

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Manchester City

    Captain: Richard Dunne

    Starting line-up

    • J. Hart
    • V. Corluka
    • T. Ben Haim Substitution Out (58′)
    • R. Dunne
    • M. Ball
    • S. Ireland
    • M. Richards Yellow Card
    • M. Johnson
    • M. Petrov
    • B. Elano Yellow Card Substitution Out (56′)
    • .. Jo Substitution Out (80′)

    Subs

    • D. Hamann Substitution In58′
    • J. Garrido
    • K. Schmeichel
    • F. Felipe Caicedo
    • G. Fernandes
    • D. Sturridge Substitution In56′
    • C. Evans Substitution In80′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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